A 29 second excerpt from "Lullaby". This song became one of Low's most famous tracks. The song, alongside the rest of I Could Live in Hope, helped pioneer the genre slowcore, which Pitchfork described as "stretch[ing] a simple melody into a 10-minute meditation that gently pulls [the listener] out of linear time".[2]
A reaction to the abrasiveness of alternative rock in the early 1990s, when grunge had reigning popularity, Low "eschewed conventional songwriting in favour of mood and movement."[3][4] Influenced by Brian Eno and Joy Division, the band, working with long-time producer and New York underground mainstay Mark Kramer, favored slow-paced compositions, a minimum of instrumentation and an economy of language.[5][4][6][7]
I Could Live in Hope received generally positive reviews from contemporary music critics. Writing for the Chicago Tribune, Greg Kot felt that "its heavy-lidded drama creeps by in all-enveloping slow motion" and called it "the best record made for those dreary, nothing's-going-on-and-I-want-to-crawl-into-a-hole afternoons since Galaxie 500's debut."[8]
Legacyedit
Featuring an "unprecedent pace in the then-flowering underground,"[4]I Could Live in Hope helped to birth the genre known as slowcore, which encompassed acts from Bedhead to Codeine throughout the 1990s.[6]
Pitchfork placed I Could Live in Hope at number 49 on its 1999 list of the best albums of the 1990s.[11] The same year, critic Ned Raggett ranked it at number 37 on his list of "The Top 136 or So Albums of the Nineties" for Freaky Trigger.[12] In 2004, the album was included in Les Inrockuptibles' "50 Years of Rock'n'Roll" list.[13] In 2018, Pitchfork placed it at number 22 on its list of the 30 best dream pop albums.[14]
^Low Live at KJHK-FM on 1994-05-02, Interview (part 2), Archive.org. Accessed March 15, 2020.
^Swensson, Andrea (November 7, 2022). "Remembering Low's Mimi Parker With 6 Essential Tracks". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
^Buckley, Peter (October 30, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 615. ISBN978-1843531050.
^ abcEarles, Andrew (October 9, 2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Voyageur Press. pp. 177–178. ISBN978-0760346488.
^ abTaylor, Ken. "I Could Live in Hope – Low". AllMusic. Retrieved August 19, 2009.
^ abEverhart, John (June 5, 2013). "Low Albums From Worst To Best". Stereogum. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
^Sprague, David (April 1, 1995). "Vernon Yard/Virgin Is Counting on Low's 'Long-Division'". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. p. 14. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
^ abKot, Greg (February 24, 1994). "Low: I Could Live in Hope (Vernon Yard)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
^"Low: I Could Live in Hope". NME. September 3, 1994. p. 52.
^"Low: I Could Live in Hope". Q. No. 96. September 1994. p. 102.
^. Pitchfork. p. 6. Archived from the original on February 25, 2003. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
^Raggett, Ned. . Freaky Trigger. Archived from the original on January 20, 2000. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
^50 ans de rock. 01 : Hors-série Les Inrocks 2, Les années 80–90 (in French). Paris: Les Inrockuptibles. 2004. OCLC 419731573.
^"The 30 Best Dream Pop Albums". Pitchfork. April 16, 2018. p. 1. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
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I Could Live in Hope is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Low It was released on February 18 1994 on Vernon Yard Recordings I Could Live in HopeStudio album by LowReleasedFebruary 18 1994 1994 02 18 RecordedAutumn 1993StudioNoise New Jersey Hope Township New Jersey 1 GenreSlowcoredream popLength57 05LabelVernon YardProducerMark KramerLow chronologyI Could Live in Hope 1994 Long Division 1995 Contents 1 Background and composition 2 Reception 3 Legacy 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 6 ReferencesBackground and composition edit nbsp Lullaby source source A 29 second excerpt from Lullaby This song became one of Low s most famous tracks The song alongside the rest of I Could Live in Hope helped pioneer the genre slowcore which Pitchfork described as stretch ing a simple melody into a 10 minute meditation that gently pulls the listener out of linear time 2 Problems playing this file See media help A reaction to the abrasiveness of alternative rock in the early 1990s when grunge had reigning popularity Low eschewed conventional songwriting in favour of mood and movement 3 4 Influenced by Brian Eno and Joy Division the band working with long time producer and New York underground mainstay Mark Kramer favored slow paced compositions a minimum of instrumentation and an economy of language 5 4 6 7 Reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 Chicago Tribune nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 NME7 10 9 Q nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 I Could Live in Hope received generally positive reviews from contemporary music critics Writing for the Chicago Tribune Greg Kot felt that its heavy lidded drama creeps by in all enveloping slow motion and called it the best record made for those dreary nothing s going on and I want to crawl into a hole afternoons since Galaxie 500 s debut 8 Legacy editFeaturing an unprecedent pace in the then flowering underground 4 I Could Live in Hope helped to birth the genre known as slowcore which encompassed acts from Bedhead to Codeine throughout the 1990s 6 Pitchfork placed I Could Live in Hope at number 49 on its 1999 list of the best albums of the 1990s 11 The same year critic Ned Raggett ranked it at number 37 on his list of The Top 136 or So Albums of the Nineties for Freaky Trigger 12 In 2004 the album was included in Les Inrockuptibles 50 Years of Rock n Roll list 13 In 2018 Pitchfork placed it at number 22 on its list of the 30 best dream pop albums 14 Track listing editAll tracks are written by Alan Sparhawk Mimi Parker and John Nichols except where notedNo TitleLead vocalsLength1 Words Sparhawk5 452 Fear Sparhawk2 123 Cut Sparhawk5 434 Slide Parker3 465 Lazy Sparhawk5 356 Lullaby Parker9 467 Sea Sparhawk Parker1 458 Down Sparhawk7 249 Drag Sparhawk5 1110 Rope Sparhawk6 1111 Sunshine Oliver Hood Sparhawk Parker2 59Personnel editCredits adapted from the liner notes of I Could Live in Hope 15 Low Alan Sparhawk guitar vocals Mimi Parker percussion vocals John Nichols bass Additional personnel Mark Kramer production Steve Watson assistant production Low artwork Gerree Small inner sleeve photographyReferences edit Low Live at KJHK FM on 1994 05 02 Interview part 2 Archive org Accessed March 15 2020 Swensson Andrea November 7 2022 Remembering Low s Mimi Parker With 6 Essential Tracks Pitchfork Retrieved June 15 2023 Buckley Peter October 30 2003 The Rough Guide to Rock Rough Guides p 615 ISBN 978 1843531050 a b c Earles Andrew October 9 2014 Gimme Indie Rock 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981 1996 Voyageur Press pp 177 178 ISBN 978 0760346488 a b Taylor Ken I Could Live in Hope Low AllMusic Retrieved August 19 2009 a b Everhart John June 5 2013 Low Albums From Worst To Best Stereogum Retrieved February 18 2016 Sprague David April 1 1995 Vernon Yard Virgin Is Counting on Low s Long Division Billboard Nielsen Business Media p 14 ISSN 0006 2510 Retrieved February 18 2016 a b Kot Greg February 24 1994 Low I Could Live in Hope Vernon Yard Chicago Tribune Retrieved November 2 2017 Low I Could Live in Hope NME September 3 1994 p 52 Low I Could Live in Hope Q No 96 September 1994 p 102 Top 100 Albums of the 90s Pitchfork p 6 Archived from the original on February 25 2003 Retrieved July 28 2019 Raggett Ned The Top 136 Or So Albums Of The Nineties Freaky Trigger Archived from the original on January 20 2000 Retrieved September 28 2011 50 ans de rock 01 Hors serie Les Inrocks 2 Les annees 80 90 in French Paris Les Inrockuptibles 2004 OCLC 419731573 The 30 Best Dream Pop Albums Pitchfork April 16 2018 p 1 Retrieved April 24 2018 Low 1994 I Could Live in Hope Media notes Vernon Yard Recordings nbsp This 1990s indie rock album related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title I Could Live in Hope amp oldid 1208047344, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
